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Main Ref: | Russell, F.S. 1976 |
max | min | mod | Ref. | |
Length at birth (mm) | 3.27 | |||
Preanal L. % TL | 37.8 |
Place of development | planktonic | |||
Larval area | to be filled | |||
Yolk-sac | pigmented | Ref: | ||
Yolk | unsegmented | Oil globules | one oil globuleposteriorventral | |
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
The most posterior caudal region is free of melanophores. Pigments are concentrated on primordial fin dorsally and posteriorly on anal fin. |
Striking feature | none | |||
Striking shape lateral | short and/or deep | dorsal | compressed | |
Striking feature | none | |||
Shape of gut | spherical or gut loop | |||
Gas bladder early | invisible | late | invisible | |
Spinal armature early | no spines | late | several different spines | |
Pigmentation early | ||||
Rows on tail | ventral row | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail partly covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Pigmentation late | ||||
Rows on tail | no rows | |||
Other melanophores on tail | tail completely covered with melanophores | |||
Melanophores on head + trunk | melanophores on head + trunk | |||
Urostyle region early | pigmented | late | pigmented | |
Peritoneum | covered with melanophores | |||
Pectorals | normal with few scattered melanophores | |||
Pelvics | normal (i.e. small or absent) | |||
Denser pigmentation on the right side of the body. There is a continuous row of melanophores along the abdominal contour and the lower jaw. At 8mm, the urostyle is slightly bent upwards. |
L 1st feeding | Ref. | Months of presence of larvae | ||||
max | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
min | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | ||
mod | 3.58 | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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